The Awakening

How does Edna create a false idea that she will return after swimming?

• She tells Victor what she wants for lunch and requests towels

• She tells Robert to meet her at the Pigeon House

• She asks Victor to bring her home

• She tells Adele she will return for dinner

Following Edna’s move, what does Léonce do to dissuade people from suspecting he has financial difficulties?

• He purchases more property to expand

• He remodels the house

• He hosts a party

• He hires more servants

Who does Edna unexpectedly run into at Mademoiselle Reisz's house?

• Robert

• Victor

• Leonce

• Arobin

What is Edna's reason for having Arobin's picture?

• She says she does not know him and accuses a servant of leaving it

• She was sketching his portrait

• It was a gift to remember him

• She is falling in love with him

Upon returning home from Adele's childbirth, Edna finds what?

• A letter from Leonce

• A goodbye note from Robert

• A broken window

• A dead bird

Why does Robert say he ran away to Mexico?

• To make money so he could come back and provide for Edna

• To begin a new life

• To escape his love for Edna

• He met someone new

True or False: Edna thinks about Arobin in the final moments of the novel.

• True

• False

Identify and explain the use of symbolism in The Awakening.

• The use of symbolism in The Awakening is to represent the protagonist's passion for cooking.

• The use of symbolism in The Awakening is to represent the protagonist's awakening to her own desires and independence.

• The use of symbolism in The Awakening is to represent the protagonist's fear of the ocean.

• The use of symbolism in The Awakening is to represent the protagonist's love for gardening.

Identify examples of irony in The Awakening.

• The contrast between Edna's desire for independence and the societal expectations placed upon her as a woman.

• The irony of Edna's awakening to her own desires coinciding with her husband's disapproval

• The irony of Edna's husband expecting her to be a perfect wife while he is unfaithful

• The irony of Edna's pursuit of freedom leading to her ultimate demise

How does the author explore the theme of freedom in the novel?

• Through the antagonist's journey of conformity and acceptance of societal norms.

• By using the protagonist's journey to highlight the benefits of following societal norms rather than seeking freedom.

• Through the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and defiance of societal norms.

• By completely ignoring the theme of freedom and focusing on other irrelevant aspects of the novel.